Archive for July 19th, 2007
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Editorial By Zuzana Kukol,  www.REXANO.org Las Vegas, NV, July 20, 2007–I have been a private animal owner most of my life. My involvement with animals got more serious about 20 years ago with Doberman dogs and captive reptiles, and over 10 years ago with captive big cats. Our enemies, extreme animal rights (AR) activists groups, are [...]
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Attention passengers. The US Congress decided that you have no right to report suspicious behavior in airports, because if these passengers exhibit a series of suspicious activities. Now I agree at no racial profiling. But what about praying loudly in public, acting nervous, asking for seat belt extenders, changing seats to exit rows, and criticizing [...]
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By Lamarana Jallow son of The Gambia. Dear Editors, IÂ have been busy coordinating the July 22ND anniversary rehearsals. Our men are being trained on foot drill, gun salute and VIP escort. I have few important security issues to share with Gambians today. President Jammeh is at this hour, contemplating visiting Taiwan. He is not [...]
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Fourteen Philippine marines were killed and ten beheaded searching for Father Bossi, an Italian missionary priest who was kidnapped by rogue MILF soldiers probably in cooperation with the Abu Sayyaf group. Now the Italian Prime Minister Prodi released a statement announcing the priest’s release. And the Pope, who prayed daily for his release, is full [...]
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After completing his “Road to One America†tour, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wrote a letter to President Bush urging him to visit poverty stricken parts of the nation.
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This book records the operations of the Rhodesian Air Force. It includes a complete log of all the airstrikes carried out as well as maps where these strikes have been meticously plotted. The maps are printed in full colour. There are numerous black and white photographs that illustrate the text. From the forward by Air [...]
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The celebrated musicians have still got it as they released their firststudio recording in over a decade with Still Kool. Their eclectic style has not been sacrificed as Still Kool features an array of songs ranging from r&b to pop to some funk. World affairs are at the focus of most of their new tracks, [...]
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When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Danbury Baptists, attempting to clarify the roles of government and organized religion in the new United States, Jefferson wrote this: Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that [...]
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It’s the lie that never dies– child support collects $4 for every $1 spent on enforcement, so enforcement efforts should be stepped up, and certainly not cut. The latest to push this is Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, as part of his new “Initiative to Strengthen Families.” No, I’m not accusing him of being deceitful–he [...]
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Passing the dope test with flying colors, German Tour de France cyclist Patrick Sinkewitz failed his latest doping test magnificently. As a result, German state television channels ARD and ZDF have decided for the first time ever to stop their coverage of the once so ultra popular mega sporting/doping event. “We cannot subject our viewers [...]
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Someone once said (I’m thinking C. S. Lewis, but if you know the quote, please note it in a comment) something to the effect that we don’t need more good Christian literature, we need more good literature by Christians. Does the trend mentioned in this news story portend more of the former or the latter? [...]
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From The Gathering Storm Blog Question: What’s the quickest way to get Muslim women to stop wearing extremely conservative clothing? Answer: Get prostitutes to start dressing like them. In Mombasa, Kenya, the coastal city’s “twilight ladies” have ditched their skimpy “uniforms” for the much more conservative buibui—a billowing, ankle-length gown with head covering that Muslim [...]
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C. Hax McCullough Jr., a writer and supporter of the Pittsburgh Symphony, died on Monday from complications of multiple sclerosis in UPMC Hospital St. Margaret. He was 81. His firm, McCullough Communications, produced the opera’s programs from 1971 to 1991. They also produced publications for the Pittsburgh CLO, the Y Recidal Series, the Mendelsohn Choir, [...]
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Aside from it being her first case, new funeral director Lori Davis was faced with the task of embalming her own father. Just after becoming a funeral director at the Rock of Ages Funeral Chapel in Opa-Locka, Florida, her 68-year-old father, Emory Hadley Jr., was stabbed in his bed on July 5. She said that [...]
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The search is over in the manhunt for a sniper wanted for the murder of his estranged wife who was shot while she sang at a bar over the weekend. David Munis, 36, had been on the run from authorities ever since the shooting. On Tuesday, an anonymous call was received from a man who [...]
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A game of hide-and-seek turned deadly for a little boy in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. James Cook, 6, was found dead Monday night while playing the game with his nine-year-old sister. He was said to have crawled into an old microwave and suffocated when he was unable to free himself. The microwave was one of a pile [...]
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— OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. — Pratibha Devisingh Patil may be elected as India’s first female president as her Congress Party and allies to the Left wield a [...]
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 Photo courtesy of Ruffit at Flickr It never ceases to amaze me that we keep seeing additional allegations of abuse, fraud and waste come to light as a result of the Katrina hurricane, and it’s aftermath. Brian Beutler of the Media Consortium (courtesy of AlterNet) wrote a pretty telling article of the abuses dealt to [...]
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Today I am celebrating 17166.75 days of being Catholic. That staggering figure gives a whole new meaning to the term, “cradle Catholic.” Besides the celebration of my Baptism in the Catholic faith, today is also my birthday. I am 47 years old today. I suppose few people celebrate their Baptism day. Tried as I have, [...]
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Last week, the New York Times ran an article feeling sorry for an illegal immigrant turned immigrant’s “rights” activist who was discovered by a random immigration check on an Amtrak train and subsequently slated to be deported back to Chile, his homeland. The Times tried to massage readers into feeling bad for the man because [...]
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The explosion near Grand Central during the evening commuting hours yesterday scared the Hell out of us New Yorkers. We had a phone call from a family member working near the site before it was publicized asking us to find out what had happened and were we facing another terror attack? We New Yorkers had [...]
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Mandela’s ’89: More than just a Birthday Occasion used to campaign against racism, HIV-AIDS, poverty and formation of council of elders                                 By   Amin George Forji  Former South Africa president, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is undoubtedly one of the worlds’ most famous living legends. He is equally one of the worlds’ most loved and respected political [...]
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